Jason Moon

The revelation highlights the sprawling nature of the YDC abuse scandal, where hundreds of former state employees have been implicated by nearly 1,300 alleged victims.

It was the first criminal trial resulting from the NH Attorney General’s special investigation into allegations of rampant child abuse allegations within the state’s youth detention system.

Victor Malavet is one of nine former state employees facing charges in NH’s criminal probe of alleged child abuse at state-run youth facilities.

The case against Victor Malavet stems from a yearslong criminal investigation by the NH Attorney General’s office into rampant child abuse at state-run facilities.

The fate of a disputed $38 million verdict is still unclear as parties on both sides of the landmark lawsuit over abuse at NH’s juvenile jail remain at an impasse.

Jurors found the state of New Hampshire enabled child abuse at the former Youth Development Center, but the state claims the final amount plaintiff David Meehan could receive will be capped.

The investigation led to the firing of Brad Asbury, who was later reinstated. He is now among the 11 former NH youth detention staffers facing criminal charges for alleged sexual assault.

A psychiatrist called by the plaintiff’s attorneys in the landmark YDC trial later testified that incarcerated children can be at risk of serious mental illness.

The surprise move comes more than a year after state prosecutors sought to block a request for DNA testing from attorneys looking to exonerate Jason Carroll, who claims he was wrongfully convicted of murder.

During opening arguments in the first civil trial of the YDC child abuse scandal, attorneys for plaintiff David Meehan argued the state’s negligence reduced him to “a punching bag.”